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USGS us7000aj2k

6 Jul 2020, 22:01

285 km N of Fais, Micronesia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 285 km N of Fais, Micronesia?

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12.347500, 140.404100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000aj2k
Coordinates
12.3475, 140.4041
Network
us
Significance
400